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Is Your Jail Ready for 2026? Five Critical Health Care Compliance Changes You Need to Know: Amundsen Davis
Overview If you manage or provide health care in an Illinois jail, 2026 brings significant changes affecting your operations. These are not minor adjustments, either; they are fundamental shifts in standards, federal requirements, and legal expectations. Here is what is coming and how to prepare.
https://www.amundsendavislaw.com/alert-is-your-jail-ready-for-2026-five-critical-health-care-compliance-changes-you-need-to-know
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https://cookcountysheriffil.gov/General Administrative Order 2026-01 - Court Operations During Weather Emergency Circuit Court of Cook County
Order File Order Reference(s) Order Type General Administrative Order Order Number 2026-00001 Issued By Chief Judge Issued by Chief Judge...
https://www.cookcountycourtil.gov/order/general-administrative-order-2026-01-court-operations-during-weather-emergency
2026 Board Approved Academy Course Dates
➢ Cook County Sheriff's Bureau of Training & Education, Corrections Academy. January 12, 2026 - May 4, 2026. March ... September 28, 2026 - October 23, 2026.
https://www.ptb.illinois.gov/training/academy-dates/Facilities Management
Facilities Management Maintain and operate Cook County facilities in a cost effective manner for both the general public and various Cook County Departments in order to provide a safe, reliable, and clean environment, conducive and supportive to carrying out the business and services of the County.
https://www.cookcountyil.gov/agency/facilities-management
CBS 2 Chicago reports: Cook County Jail teams with Olive-Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates - CCC
January 22, 2026 A new program offered by Olive Harvey College designed for aspiring barbers who are still in high school. The program offers CPS early college students... Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it’s a major opportunity for women behind bars.
https://colleges.ccc.edu/2026/01/26/cbs-2-chicago-reports-cook-county-jail-teams-with-olive-harvey-college-to-offer-forklift-certification-program-for-inmates/
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POV: You could be in this photo this summer ☀️ 2026 internship applications are open now! Learn more about the different opportunities and ...
https://www.facebook.com/cookcountysheriff/photos/pov-you-could-be-in-this-photo-this-summer-%EF%B8%8F-2026-internship-applications-are-op/1293147092841061/IL SB2863 2025-2026 104th General Assembly LegiScan
IL SB2863 2025-2026 104th General Assembly Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1) Status: Introduced on January 16 2026 - 25% progression Action: 2026-01-16 - Referred to Assignments Pending: Senate Assignments Committee Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML] Status: Introduced on January 16 2026 - 25% progression Action: 2026-01-16 - Referred to Assignments Pending: Senate Assignments Committee Text: Latest bill text (Introduced)...
https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB2863/2025
Cook County Jail teams with Olive Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates - CBS Chicago
Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it's a major opportunity for women behind bars. They are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out. At the Cook County Jail, on the other side of the barbed wire, you'll find something unexpected is going on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-jail-inmates-learn-new-trade-with-forklift-program/
CBS 2 Chicago reports: Cook County Jail teams with Olive-Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates - CCC
January 22, 2026 A new program offered by Olive Harvey College designed for aspiring barbers who are still in high school. The program offers CPS early college students... Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it’s a major opportunity for women behind bars.
https://colleges.ccc.edu/2026/01/26/cbs-2-chicago-reports-cook-county-jail-teams-with-olive-harvey-college-to-offer-forklift-certification-program-for-inmates/
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Secures Funding to Launch Unprecedented Pilot Program Offering Alternatives to Pretrial Detention for Juveniles Cook County State's Attorney
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Secures Funding to Launch Unprecedented Pilot Program Offering Alternatives to Pretrial Detention for Juveniles CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has secured more than $1 million in funding from the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) and a private foundation to launch an innovative pilot program that will provide academic support and after-school wraparound services, inclu...
https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/news/cook-county-states-attorneys-office-secures-funding-launch-unprecedented-pilot-program
Cook County Jail teams with Olive Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates - CBS Chicago
Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it's a major opportunity for women behind bars. They are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out. At the Cook County Jail, on the other side of the barbed wire, you'll find something unexpected is going on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-jail-inmates-learn-new-trade-with-forklift-program/
Facilities Management
Facilities Management Maintain and operate Cook County facilities in a cost effective manner for both the general public and various Cook County Departments in order to provide a safe, reliable, and clean environment, conducive and supportive to carrying out the business and services of the County.
https://www.cookcountyil.gov/agency/facilities-management
Criminal Division Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
The Criminal Division is located inside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse First Appearance Court (Central Bond Court) 2650 South California Avenue, Room 111, Chicago, IL 60608. The Bond Room 2700 South California Avenue, Division 5, Chicago, IL 60608 Bond Room is open 10:00AM-6:00PM.
https://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/divisions/criminal-division
Detainee Discharge Tracking
* The board below tracks detainees’ progress through various stages of the process and provides a general idea of when discharge will be completed. **Some circumstances can delay this process. Read CCSO Privacy Policy here. Tuesday, January 27, 2026 9:32 PM...
https://detaineedischargeex.ccsheriff.org/
Individual in Custody Search
Important: IDOC has implemented new processes for non-privileged incoming mail and publications.
https://idoc.illinois.gov/offender/inmatesearch.html
IL Cook County-EDOVO contract 2019-2026 Prison Phone Justice
by Katya Schwenk The yacht is moored at the mouth of the Miami River, in the long shadows of the city’s luxury hotels and high-rises. It is of Italian design: sleek, imposing, with a flybridge and sundeck and five cabins, and a price point of about $10 million. On the …...
https://www.prisonphonejustice.org/2019/IL/il-cook-county-edovo-contract-2019-2026/